was delivered to maxs showroom on oct 10 1974
http://www.core77.com/posts/23921/m...-man-who-made-mercedes-porsche-bmw-cool-23921
http://www.core77.com/posts/23921/m...-man-who-made-mercedes-porsche-bmw-cool-23921
my 74 initial import
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Alan,
If it was delivered to Hoffman on 10/10/74 that is the date Hoffman took title to your coupe in Germany. And none were ever delivered to NY, that was the corporate address and all US coupes say Hoffman Motors, NY. The closest port of entry to NY is New Jersey. BTW, you have entered your coupe in the Registry with two different VINs, if you send me your VIN I will remove the one in error. Thank you.
If it was delivered to Hoffman on 10/10/74 that is the date Hoffman took title to your coupe in Germany. And none were ever delivered to NY, that was the corporate address and all US coupes say Hoffman Motors, NY. The closest port of entry to NY is New Jersey. BTW, you have entered your coupe in the Registry with two different VINs, if you send me your VIN I will remove the one in error. Thank you.
PaulinPa
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My coupe is also a '74 and according to Andreas Harz at BMW Group Classic it was delivered 0n Dec. 18th,1974 to BMW of North America.
Hoffman lost his distributorship in late 1974 and BMWNA was created in January of 1975 and inherited the assets and inventory of Hoffman Motors. Your coupe probably didn't arrive in the US until January or February. Dec 18, 1974 was the FOB date where title passed to the distributor.
My US version car was manufactured on July 24th, 1970 and delivered on August 25th, 1970 to a company named J.B.S. in Frankfurt/Main, probably for delivery to a US citizen temporarily living in Germany, according to Andreas Harz.
How common was European Delivery of US model cars? Did Hoffman assist with that or did the buyer have to contact the factory directly?
Inquiring minds want to know....
Ian
How common was European Delivery of US model cars? Did Hoffman assist with that or did the buyer have to contact the factory directly?
Inquiring minds want to know....
Ian
Well, I have a 1970 BMW European Delivery Plan brochure and it looks like BMW had everything one would need to take delivery of their new car in Germany or at one of their main dealers. The order may have been placed through Hoffman but it doesn't look like he would have had much involvement after that, I could be wrong though. He was only the exclusive importer/distributor for the US.
Alan, I deleted 4310136 from the Registry which I think you entered in error, am I correct?
Chris
Chris
are you expecting an answer?
What do you think? 
lsquaredb
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There were also US spec cars that were intended for US military personnel serving in Germany. These were built on spec and stored in a warehouse near Frankfurt or Darmstadt IIRC. My dad was able to buy one of these even though he wasn't in the military.
This sounds like a possible scenario for my car since it was delivered to a non BMW entity in Frankfurt. I know there were lots of servicemen in Germany. A good friend of mine was married to a serviceman years ago and when I showed her a photo of my car she was ecstatic. "That's my car!" she said. She loved it, but the auto trans failed before they returned to the US so it didn't make sense to ship it back like she wanted.
I Googled J.B.S. in Frankfurt but was unable to find any information on the company.
Ian
Neat photos of the Hoffman showroom in NY, with Benzes and Porsches.
My stepfather was an architect and a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, so anything he has done interests me.
http://flatsixes.com/porsche-culture/porsche-factoids/frank-lloyld-wright-porsche-showroom/
My stepfather was an architect and a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, so anything he has done interests me.
http://flatsixes.com/porsche-culture/porsche-factoids/frank-lloyld-wright-porsche-showroom/
It's official, I now know my coupe's B-Day Jan 2, 1973! Thank you Julia of the BMW Group Archiv!
Dear Mr Johnson,
Thank you for your email.
The BMW 3.0 CS Automatic US VIN 2250437 was manufactured on January 02nd, 1973 and delivered on January 18th, 1973 to the BMW importer Hoffman Motors Corp. in New York City. The original colour was Polaris metallic, paint code 060.
We hope this information is helpful for you.
Yours sincerely,
Julia Oberndörfer
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BMW Group
Julia Oberndörfer
Archiv, Sammlung, Classic Brand Management
Dear Mr Johnson,
Thank you for your email.
The BMW 3.0 CS Automatic US VIN 2250437 was manufactured on January 02nd, 1973 and delivered on January 18th, 1973 to the BMW importer Hoffman Motors Corp. in New York City. The original colour was Polaris metallic, paint code 060.
We hope this information is helpful for you.
Yours sincerely,
Julia Oberndörfer
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BMW Group
Julia Oberndörfer
Archiv, Sammlung, Classic Brand Management
So it's a Capricorn?
Craterface,
Take a look at Gold Mtn Nakoma Lodge on the web, It's a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Lodge in Clio,Ca. that was going to be built in Michigan (I think) and is just beautiful! So beautiful that I lost my a$$ on a 5 acre lot in there that I can't give away in today market. His design on this building was to use hand cut Granite bricks that were cut on site with Laborers from Mexico.
Take a look at Gold Mtn Nakoma Lodge on the web, It's a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Lodge in Clio,Ca. that was going to be built in Michigan (I think) and is just beautiful! So beautiful that I lost my a$$ on a 5 acre lot in there that I can't give away in today market. His design on this building was to use hand cut Granite bricks that were cut on site with Laborers from Mexico.
tmason, this is your lucky day. You can give your 5 acres to me and I will actually accept.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
Gorgeous country up there